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Its tourist potential is linked to the Business Tourism, Agricultural and Ecological Deportivo. We recommend visiting, among other attractions: The Parks "Cachamay", "Loefling", "The Rain" and Stone Theatre, "The Foundation" and "Christmas", the Ecomuseum with Water Square, Tourist Circuits basic industries, the Municipal Palace of San Felix and his Malecón, the Plazas del Hierro, the Flags and Miranda, and the Missions of the Caroni.

Its capital Ciudad Guayana, is considered the 5th largest city in Venezuela, as seat of the basic state. It is comprised of the towns of Puerto Ordaz and San Felix. The first, founded in 1961, is a leading industrial center in the global metal production, the second is located at the mouth of the Caroni River, founded in 1628 by Capuchin missionaries, is River Port Liaison eastern Venezuela and the rest of world. Ciudad Guayana, is surrounded by landscapes and scenery, making it a magnet for Trade, Tourism and Recreation of national and international importance.

Natural Monument - National History "Cerro El Gallo": Composed of a small hill about a mile and a half on each side. Site of the Battle of San Felix, recognized as one of the decisive events in the process of independence of Venezuela and Latin, in which the 11 April 1817, the Commanding General Manuel Piar, defeated royalist forces at command of Brigadier Miguel La Torre, it freed up the province of Guayana from Spanish rule.

Location: Avenida Manuel Piar - San Felix.

Ruins of the Caroni Missions: Ruins consolidated the mission of the Immaculate Conception of the Capuchins Caroní Catalan eighteenth century. Dominating the tribes in the region, the missionaries organized a vast network of missions and ranches, which created an agricultural empire, to be taken by the Patriots in 1817, enabled the liberation army supply and subsequent triumphs of Boyacá and Carabobo. In the churchyard is a monument erected in honor of the Capuchin order Guiana evangelizing.

Location: on the road the Pao-San Felix.

Caroni River: Born in the western slope of Mount Roraima-tepui, is the largest tributary of the Orinoco River, the second volume of Venezuela, travels approximately 840 kilometers from its source, to save a level of 912 meters to its junction with the Orinoco. In its lower reaches, at the height of Nekuima canyon, the river presents a bottleneck in which the dam was built Raul Leoni (Guri). The Caroni has been inspired by myths and legends to explain the immense wealth of the watershed that originates.

Location: between Puerto Ordaz and San Felix.

The Rain Waterfall: Waterfall formed by the lower Caroni river jumps, blackish water, twenty feet high and rising rapids and falls as rain over a wall of Precambrian rocks.

Location: Avenida Leopoldo Sucre Figarella-San Felix.

Lake Macagua: huge stage, with an area of 47.4 square kilometers, consisting of a rising water at a depth of 54.50 meters, while preserving the characteristics of the river due to its elongated shape. It has an area adjacent protection, within which are set spaces and recreational tourism development.

Location: Ciudad Guayana.

Punta Vista Park: Part of the Caroni urban park, has an area of 25 hectares including the lake bearing the same name.

Location: Club-Puerto Ordaz view point.

Cachamay Park: It takes its name from the rapids of the lower Caroni, which consists of 52 hectares of green areas and varied vegetation.

Location: Avenida Guayana, Puerto Ordaz.

The Cachamay waterfall: One of the jumps lower Caroni River, the river last season in his dizzying journey to the mouth of the Orinoco.

Location: Park Cachamay, Avenida Guayana, Puerto Ordaz.

Loefling Park: Named after the Swedish Peter Loefling, in recognition of the research conducted on the flora, in the famous expedition led by José limits of Iturriaga, linking task first European science with Venezuela. It is an area of ​​245 hectares, its purpose is to house and preserve animal species and vegetation of the region in danger of extinction, is variety of wildlife such as: váquiros, monkeys, tigers, otters, among others.

Location: Avenida Guayana, Cachamay park entrance.

Christmas Park: Opened on December 2, 1988, was conceived as a permanent display of the spirit of Christmas, consists of a playground, a mill and gazebo, aluminum monolith, concrete walkways, landscaping and tin soldiers . Displays a "troll" donated by the children of Norwegian children from Guyana, work created by renowned Norwegian sculptor "karten bruntlan". There is also a work by artist Alejandro Otero Guiana.

Location: Avenida Guayana to the Americas, Alta Vista, Puerto Ordaz.

The Light Park: It covers an area of 160 hectares, consisting of 30 islands. The climate is hot and humid, more than 80% of the soil is formed Imataca geological material. Among the fauna is: iguanas, frogs, sloths, has a natural bird sanctuary as tile, cocky, hummingbirds and vegetation is represented by aerial roots, guamo, carob, araguaney, Jaracanda, ceiba.

Location: Avenida Leopoldo Sucre Figarella, San Félix

Park Foundation: Built on the site of the founding of the modern city of Santo Tomé de Guayana, now known as Ciudad Guayana. Attractive light source, gazebo, central plaza, playground, nine squares with sculptures that identify the various subsidiaries of CVG, playground with a replica of the wagon train carrying iron ore.

Location: Avenida Gumilla with Centurion, San Felix.

Plaza Bolívar: Work which opened on July 23, 1984, has an architectural design totally different from the rest of the places in Venezuela, with the central figure of the liberator, replication of the work of the famous Italian sculptor Pietro Tenerani which is in Bogotá. In its modern design elements were used typical Guyanese geography: water Orinoco significant element of social economic development of the area; walls or buttresses that provide the backdrop to the monument to Bolivar, each symbolizing a country liberated by Bolivar .

Location: Downtown San Felix.

Plaza Del Hierro: Founded by the Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana, in its twenty-fifth anniversary, on 29 December 1985. Consists of two iron monoliths brought the Cerro San Isidro, walkways.

Location: Av Guiana, Alta Vista, Puerto Ordaz.

Plaza El Agua: Work inaugurated on December 2, 1997, architectural structure, part of the additional works of the hydroelectric complex on January 23. It has a plant area of ​​oak trees, Jaracanda, majomo and Guatamare. Has a stepped surface in a fan shape having a cascading water ring.

The Source of Energy and Life: Work inaugurated on December 29, 1999, consists of a pedestrian promenade surrounded by green areas of about 12 hectares. It has eight jets and has a light that can be seen by visitors at night.

Location: Plaza del Agua.

Hydroelectric January 23 - Macagua II: Macagua II, is the first draft of the implementation plan under Caroni Central this Macagua with Guri and I, helping to meet the growing demand for electricity in the country, is a special recreational urban setting and entertainment for the entire community.

Location: Ciudad Guayana and 10 kilometers upstream of the confluence of the Orinoco Caroni, just off macagua I.

Ecomuseum Del Caroni: Part of the hydroelectric Macagua II, attractive building built in a red bucket, comprises the information and documentation center, which are preserved in collections of works of art that illustrate the phenomena of nature, specifically on the Caroni River Basin. Within the structure of this museum is the Museo Histórico de Guayana.

CVG steelmaker Sidor Orinoco: Surge in Guyana since 1926, with the discovery of iron ore deposits in the hills of the Pao and Bolivar. Sidor is the largest industrial complex in Venezuela. Located on the right bank of the Orinoco River, has an area of ​​2,838 hectares.

Location: Matanzas industrial area-Puerto Ordaz.

CVG Ferrominera Orinoco started its activities on 1 January 1976, with the nationalization of the iron ore industry. It is a logging company, processing and selling of iron ore to domestic and international markets.

Its tourist potential is linked to ecotourism, Agriculture and Deportivo. We recommend visiting, among other attractions: the rapids of Moitaco or Camurica, the Caura; Yokore Island, the Salto El Playon and order. In its territory the Sari-Sariñama National Park. This area is the largest producer of yam in the country. It also has the planting of wild Sarrapia tree, whose fruit of almond oil is extracted flavorings used fixative in perfumery.

Your Capital Maripa, founded in 1752, is a picturesque place located on the banks of the Caura River, over which a bridge is more than 300 mts., Which communicates with the Orinoco Caicara, Puerto Ayacucho in the Amazonas State and through of Cabruta, with the rest of the country.

This municipality is located in the heart of the Guayana Shield, the oldest geological formation of the earth, whose age is estimated between 2,000 and 1,600 million years of unparalleled beauty and surrounded by evergreen Tepuyes. Its tourist potential is linked to border tourism, Eco, Sport, and Cultural River.

We recommend visiting: Among other attractions: Population and Cerro El Paují The Abyss, the Auyantepuy, Mount Roraima National Park Kanaima, The Angel Jumps, Chinak Meru, Kama, Thoron and Toroncito, the Downs in Jasper and Pacheco ; Kavanayen Indigenous communities with their missions and San Francisco de Yuruaní.

His Capital: Santa Elena, founded in 1924, is a border town with Brazil, of intense mining and tourism.

It's called La Gran Sabana to an area of ​​75,000 square kilometers covering the southeastern Bolivar State. Characterize the tepuis, rock formations that can reach up to 2700 meters high, as Cerro Roraima, which gives its name to the geological formation. The temperature ranges between 35 and 5 degrees, on the heights of the tepuis. It has become a major tourist route, under the same name, which includes the following highlights:

Canaima National Park: a National Park on June 12, 1962. It has an area of ​​3,000,000 hectares, one of the largest in the world. Place of breathtaking beauty, unique in the world, has in its western region of the Guiana Shield impenetrable jungle, on the eastern side, large sheets full of flora and fauna, rivers crossed by stormy. On the horizon is dominated by tepuis, tabular formations of vertical walls, consisting of polychrome sandstone, quartzite and conglomerates, carved by erosion of thousands of years, and totally flat on top. The tepuis are like huge islands on the green carpet of the jungle, in fact are "islands in time" because they are unique ecosystems, each has unique flora and fauna. There are more than 300 endemic species, as Achnopogon, Chimantaea, Quelchia, Tepuia, Mallophyton, Adenanthe; abundant carnivorous (insectivorous) gender: Bromeliad, Drosera, Heliamphora and Utricularia.

Location: southwest of the Orinoco River in La Gran Sabana, in the Bolívar State. Access: By land, following Route 10 south or by air from various secondary airports in Canaima, Luepa and Santa Elena de Uairen and Kavanayén runways, Kamarata Ounken and other indigenous villages.

Canaima Lagoon: Huge backwater formed by the turbulent waters Carrao River, at the foot of the falls, before restarting the race to the Caroni. The first thing that draws attention to navigate this current is the foam which borders the surface of the lagoon and the peculiar color of its waters: black in the deeper areas, reddish - yellow on the banks. This unique coloration is due to the concentration of humic and fulvic acids and the scum to the saponin, both derived from the decomposition of plant material. The tepuis Kurun, Deer and Kuravaina are the backdrop for this superb aquatic amphitheater.

El Sapo: This waterfall shows its face more spectacular during the rainy season, when significantly increases your water flow. A carpet of green vegetation cover slabs or tan, it is similar to moss plants or seagrasses, which are perfectly suited to the thrust of the strong currents. Halfway diving, water flow increases, forming eddies of water spray, turbulence is so great that jerky breathing; impetuous energy and inexhaustible water subsides, at breakneck speed, from a height of 20 meters. From this vantage point you can see bewitching landscape: in the foreground, the undulating savannah grass cover, a thick morichal contrasting with the emerald green surrounding, indigenous huts and thatched roofs in the distance, the blue silhouette of Nonoi-Tepuy.

Angel Falls: The highest waterfall in the world, falls 1005 m. from the top of Auyan-tepui to the jungle. Angel Falls shows an amazing perspective: the waterfall, which is actually the sum of several jets of water rush from multiple slits, becomes a light mist split by a rainbow. Behind the fountain, wall-tepui Auyán exhibits a concavity fantastic reds, carved by water and wind. Can flown, in light aircraft from Canaima and from Kavak. Called by the indigenous Pemon Kerepakupai-Meru, "jump the deepest place", the current name was imposed after the American aviator Jimmy Angel, gold prospector who in 1937 managed to land his plane on top of Auyan-Tepuy. Although credited with discovering the jump to Jimmy Angel, the credit goes to Ernesto Sanchez, a retired Venezuelan Navy, who had already visited in 1910 according to the testimony of the journey deposited in the house of Cuidad Bolivar Blohm. Location: Canyon Diablo, Canaima National Park

The Auyán-Tepuy: Auyán-tepui, colossus of stone, carved by erosion of thousands of years. For indigenous Pemon, the word means Auyan-tepui mountains of hell as his mythology, a court of evil spirits called Marawiton inhabits the summit, along with a superior deity called Truman-cheetah. Its height is 2,460 meters in the southern border and 1,600 meters on the northern edge. At the top of Auyan-tepui, is the half-length bust of Simon Bolivar, the dinosaur of stone and stone monkey and the valley of a thousand columns, crystal valley, head of George Washington and the House of the Gods.

Aponwao or Chinak-Meru: Impressive jump with a free fall of 105 meters. The hike to the waterfall is by river or across the river and then walking Aponwao, the road is flat as far as it follows the jump.

Jump Toron-Meru: Waterfall shaped staircase, is one of the greatest attractions of the route Gran Sabana, has a height of 75 meters, is located within 41 kilometers of cross Kavanayen. Inaccessible.

Salto Kama-Meru: This mighty and dramatic jump in the river waters from Aponwao, has a height of over 50 meters, in the fall as a rainbow. It is located at km 207.11 for the trunk-10, the eastern route Gran Sabana.

Quebrada Arapan-Meru (Pacheco): Attractive comprised of four jumps, a small jump with a wife and a medium, a big jump on a ladder and a slide. The gorge is also called perfetti. It is located at km 241.77 for the trunk-10.

Quebrada Kako-Paru (jasper): Quebrada which is characterized by slabs of red jasper, is 20 to 30 meters wide, is one of the wonders of the great plains. It is located at km 277.28 for the trunk-10. Route Gran Sabana eastern sector.

Roraima Tepui: It is the tallest of the tepuis of the Gran Sabana, also called mountain blue or crystal mountain, its height is 2763 meters above sea level, 15 kilometers long, the top surface is 200 kilometers, is the highlight of the relief the park. The Roraima has the points: the bow, Gladys Lake, North mazes, triple point, stone monkey eating ice cream, pit, valley of crystals and tevasin. Its correct name is Roroima, Roroi means fruit tree and ma means great. In 1931, it was agreed setting of Mount Roraima point where the borders of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana, disputed territory (Essequibo). Boundary is called the milestone as "triple point".

Kukenan-Tepuy: Has some rocks that resemble Indian despiojándose mutually adankai called, his real name is Matawi-tepui, has a height of 2,680 meters was first climbed in the year 1963, by an expedition from the University of Bangor, England . It belongs to the eastern chain of tepuis of the Gran Sabana.

Yuruani-Tepuy: Tepuy than 2,400 meters high, there Yuruani river begins. It belongs to the eastern chain of tepuis of the Gran Sabana.

Ptari-Tepuy: One of the tepuis sacred.

Aponwao River: The river rises in the Sierra de Lema and falls into the Caroni, is 250 kilometers long. The canoe navigation is a spectacular and unique tour, travel in Salto Chinak sector is so devious, that on several occasions the sun is on the left and others to the right.

Rio Yuruani: It has 96 km long, rises in the Saran-tepui and Mount Yuruani (Irurima tepuy) and falls into the river Kukenan Yurua.

Kukenan Jump: The jump Kukenan has a free fall height of 610 meters, is the second highest waterfall in Venezuela and fourth in the world.

Guyana offers visitors unparalleled natural beauty combined with a fascinating and glorious history. Angostura was born in Gran Colombia, land of Thanks, land of legends and mystery of gold and diamond mines, the adventure of rubber, balata and tonka beans, Indian tribes and jungle.

El Dorado, sought by Spanish conquistadors so eagerly, is becoming reality, but in a way they would not have ever imagined: Eco-tourism, adventure tourism in the jungle, savannahs and the tepuis.

Nature has endowed this land as may be desired legendary: majestic rivers, huge waterfalls, vast virgin forests and extraordinary wildlife.

240,528 km2. 26.24% of the national territory. It is the entity with the largest area of ​​the country.

Landscape types

Mountains, Tepuyes, Jumping, forests and rivers.

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BOLIVAR CITY, STATE CAPITAL: Population in 2010, 350,691 inhabitants, is located on the banks of the Orinoco River, was founded in 1764 as "São Tomé New Guayana of Angostura del Orinoco". This major city has a rich historical, cultural and environmental and relevant rich, concentrated in the historic center, a National Monument in 1976. Tourism offers alternatives for Historical, Cultural and Ecological. We recommend visiting, among other attractions: the Paseo Orinoco and its extension to the Lagoons "The Franks" and "The Middle" The Carioca, the historic, the various museums particularly the "Jesus Soto", the Cathedral, the House of San Isidro, the Botanical Garden of the Orinoco, and the Spa "Candelaria".

House of Angostura Congress: House colonial structure built by the government of the city founder Manuel Centurion, between 1766 and 1776 for school Latin and first letters. In 1817, after the siege and taking of angostura by the patriots, the liberator of allocated government house, the vacated to deliberate was installed and it the Congress of Angostura in 1819. Location: Old City, Constitution Street, Ciudad Bolivar.

Ciudad Bolivar Metropolitan Cathedral: construction began in 1764, the year of the founding of the city, declared cathedral in 1890. Is Indian temple cathedral highest order of Venezuela, are enthroned in her employers, "St. Thomas, Apostle and Our Lady of the Snows". Location: Old Quarter. Boulevard Bolivar, Ciudad Bolivar.

Piar House: Data from colonial times, she resided in the patriot army headquarters and was imprisoned in chief Manuel Piar, the days before his execution in the square of narrowness. Location: Boulevard Bolivar-Ciudad Bolivar historic quadrangle.

Plaza Bolívar: The historic town center is the square of the colony Angostura, transformed in 1869 into the square today, chaired by the bronze statue of the Liberator pedestrian, copy of Pietro Tenerani of Bogota's main square, is the first bronze statue erected pedestrian the Liberator, Venezuela. Subsequently erected around statues representing the countries emancipated by his sword. Location: Old City-Ciudad Bolivar.

Twelve windows House: Built in the mid of the last century on the top of the slab sapoara by Rafael Machado for his father Captain José Tomás Machado, independence leader. House of twelve wood windows at the front and in the rear, a large balcony overlooking the Orinoco ride. Location: between the street and walk Venezuela Orinoco-Historic-Ciudad Bolivar.

Casa del Correo del Orinoco: Charming beautiful neoclassical style. José Luis Cornieles, its owner and interim mayor, made it available to the Liberator and his army, in 1817. In this house, was released on 27 June 1818, the "Correo del Orinoco" official organ of the Third Republic and the most important spokesman for the patriot cause. Location: Paseo Orinoco-Carabobo-historical street-Ciudad Bolivar.

Museum of Modern Art "Jesus Soto": Opened in 1973. Carlos Raúl Villanueva was the architect of the work. It has showrooms of contemporary visual arts, particularly the famous painter guayanes "Jesus Soto". Location: Germania Avenue and Calle Mario Briceño Iragorri-Ciudad Bolivar.

Angostura Bridge: Opened on January 6, 1967, has a length of 1678 meters. This important engineering work that stands on the river Orinoco, is the largest suspension bridge in South America and the ninth worldwide, Ciudad Bolivar joins Soledad, Anzoategui State people. Location: between Punta Playa Blanca-Chacon and Ciudad Bolivar.

Casa San Isidro: Historic building where the Constitution written Centralista Bolívar and the famous message to Congress of Angostura in 1819, then was a farm owned by Mayor José Luis Cornieles, who's provided the deliverer to live on it. To the front there is a tamarind where the liberator tied his horse. Location: Avenida Bolivar City Tachira.

Orinoco River: Born in the mountain slopes of the Sierra Parima-Tapirapeco constitutes the boundary between Brasi ly Venezuela. The Orinoco basin is 880,000 square kilometers, of which 640,000 are in Venezuela. The Guyanese highland tributaries, due to relief stepped present numerous waterfalls. It is navigable from Puerto Ayacucho (Amazonas State) and from Ciudad Bolivar can navigate large ships.

Its tourist potential is linked to ecotourism, Agriculture and Archaeology. We recommend visiting, among other attractions: the Petroglyphs of Punta Cedeño, the French and the Sun and Moon; Chaviripa Falls, and Spas The Castillero, Maniapure, Suapure and Sacuima. Is settlement of bauxite mines, diamond and gold. They live in this municipality several indigenous groups. Predominate tree plantations of wild and Moriche Coroba.

Its capital and s CAICARA ORINOCO, founded in the mid-eighteenth century, is important river port on the banks of the Orinoco River, livestock and commercial center of great importance in the region.

Petroglyphs: drawings on stone made ​​by Aborigines, calculated its age at the beginning of the year 600 BC, because of certain similarities between this area and some elements of the series called Saladoid. Some of the petroglyphs are: The French, the sun and moon, the donkey with skates.

The municipality has several natural and cultural monuments that attract many tourists, as well as its regional and local crafts, their main festivals are:

Our Lady of Light.

Carnival Caicara del Orinoco.

Coroba State Fair.

The agriculture and tourism and other materials are the largest economies in the municipality.

MUNICIPALITY Angustura (Raul Leoni was called before) Population in 2010, 45,612 inhabitants

Its tourist potential is linked to the Business Tourism, Ecological and Agricultural. We recommend visiting, among other attractions: the Dam "Raúl Leoni" in Guri, the Elephant Stone and Ciudad Piar Stocks and La Paragua, where, local tourism businesses, coordinate practice of sport fishing, land and river tours.

Its capital city Piar, founded in 1952, was created as a complex housing for the iron exploitation. It is the main center for iron ore mining in the country, through its principal mineral deposits of Cerro Bolivar and San Isidro, it is also important agricultural activity.

Its tourist potential is linked to the Agricultural and Ecological Tourism. We recommend visiting, among other attractions: The Consolidados Beach, the Cueva El Toro, the Cerro El Corozo, Mary Stone, the different farms and Population Agroturísticos The Manteco, which is emerging as an alternative for their important Tourist Camps, land and river excursions.

Your Capital Upata, is located in the Valley of Yocoima. Founded in 1762, is a city of intense agricultural and timber economy with great gastronomy, famous for its cheeses.

Its tourist potential is linked to Ecological Agriculture and Tourism. We recommend visiting, among other attractions: the Rivers Miamo, Pastora and Carapito, the Spa Miamo; Machuca Lagoon, The Shrine Los Loros, and population headband, famous for crafting the Casabe.

Your Guasipati Capital, founded in 1757, is an agricultural center, Timber and Mining.

The municipality is official 27 September of 1994Due to the 237 anniversary Guasipati, its current capital, eventually created the municipal flag and coat with other things

Its tourist potential is linked to the Business Tourism, Agriculture and Ecology. We recommend visiting, among other attractions, tourist camps located in Las Claritas - Km 88, the Inns of El Dorado; Cuyuni River, Laguna "San Pedro Reservoir," the Balneario Los Naranjos, the Stone of the Virgin, and Salto El Danto.

Your Tumeremo Capital, founded in 1788, is characterized by farming, mining and logging. It is the gateway to the route Gran Sabana.

The story begins Sifontes municipality in 1788, with the creation of Tumeremo. Many years after its creation, the General Antonio Domingo Sifontes, realistic fighting to free Tumeremo the kingdom of Spain, to be released in the city of realists, Spanish survivors were imprisoned and sentenced to death, (in honor of this general is christening the town, but was shortened to Sifontes). From there, the city was a great location and barracks for soldiers patriots led by Simon Bolivar. After creating Tumeremo, many indigenous and other emergir origins began in the area. In 1894 a group of Englishmen who came to British Guiana try to take part of the current municipal area, whereupon the General Domingo Antonio Sifontes founded on March 2 of that year the population of El Dorado where he established a military post, to then expel the invaders from the area, since Sifontes became a local hero. The flag is tricolor Sfontes Township, its colors are yellow (top), green (middle), and blue (bottom), in the center of the flag is the municipality and three parishes in the parish capital yellow, green the parish capital El Dorado, and in blue the parish capital Las Claritas, and sides are dated Tumeremo creation and the date of creation of the flag in 2002, the school teacher Yesenia Vicente Marcano Guevara and painted first time by the painter Jesus Adrian Marquez. Bolivar Square, icon Tumeremo city and municipality, became official in 1923, to be created on the initiative of the population bolivarense. In 1993 in recognition of the defense of Venezuelan sovereignty by the General Sifontes whole country is baptized Sifontes District, before becoming the current Sifontes Municipality.

Its tourism potential is linked to the Business Tourism, Folklore and Ecological. It is recommended to visit among other attractions: El Salto Caratal - Yuruari River - the Arc de Mexico, CVG-Minerven - Museo del Oro - the four corners and the House Locher.

EL CALLAO Its capital is estimated was founded in 1850 - (I believe that the first gold in South America was found here before 1550). Two gold miners who were exploring some streams to thousands of miles away, found gold simultaneously in Sutter Creek in California and Yuruari River in Guyana. And broke two of the most impressive gold rushes of modern times, although the news of the riches of the gold discovery was disclosed Yuruari more slowly. However, when we studied the samples of auriferous quartz from El Callao in New York, Paris, London and Hamburg in 1853, was found to contain 1.5 kilos of gold per ton - the best mines were 120 grams - started the stampede.

El Callao mining town founded in 1853 under the name of Caratal, which then moves to the river where it is known Yuruari that we know today.

El Callao, famous for its gold mines, veins centuries of exploitation, the jewelry craft and its cheerful, colorful and famous Carnival harmonized melodies played on special dialects.

The carnival of El Callao is a symbol of tradition and one of the greatest wealth of culture in the state of Bolivar. El Callao has many riches, but especially its people, and it is they who make this holiday unforgettable for all visitors. These carnivals are one of the most recognized in Venezuela.

And is that because of the carnival celebrations have mobilized more than 500 thousand people. The Governor of Bolivar State maintains an operation to continue to receive tourists and visitors from all parts of Venezuela and abroad.

The State Governor Francisco Rangel Gomez, said the security officers are deployed at 37 checkpoints, in addition to the mobile checkpoints in the various municipalities throughout the state to provide comfort to the tourists.

Similarly Callao is the epicenter of the Route of Calypso, which is maintained as a tourism potential in Bolivar state.

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Padre Pedro Chien Municipality, is named for a missionary named Peter Chien, a missionary who loved everyone and yet all he was tireless and worked hard for the people of these areas as inóspitas in the Sierra de Imataca, for it work and for all your effort in the municipal shield in the upper right quarter, we can see its image.

This new municipality, declared in 1995, has more than 300 kinds of birds, so often the subject of studies on birds. In its territory is a haven of Harpy (Harpy Eagle), living treasure "threatened", a symbol of strength and beauty of the state. Its tourist potential is linked to the Tourism Agricultural, Ecological and Scientific. We recommend visiting, among other attractions: Rio Grande Laguna Dam and Puchima.

His Capital: El Palmar, founded in 1746, is located in the heart of the Imataca Forest Reserve. Area agriculture - livestock and forestry.

Paují is located south of Bolivar State, west of Santa Elena de Uairen just 74.5 Kms

It is a border community of about 1000 inhabitants approximately, dedicated especially to agriculture and beekeeping, invites to enjoy the contact with nature and tourism to each of its visitors.

Here you can share with people from all over the world who go in search of their own ideals.

The truth is that Pauji vibrates in harmony where people share their dreams and natural, crystal clear waters, rainforests, lush rainforests, waterfalls, lakes, clouds, moonlight valleys, plants and minerals.

The way of life, food, and lodging houses are offered for with deep love and respect especially those who feel called to this magical land full of secrets.

Visit The Pauji and guests will discover the people and reality.

It has more to do with the upper reaches of the Rio Caroni rivers of births, with prevention of environmental damage, the spiritual quest and a different way of living, with the preservation of precious indigenous heritage.

The world needs an awakening, and here's your chance to participate in some way with your presence.

Among the natural attractions found in this beautiful region are: the pit, the pit emerald, cathedral well, well the helmeted, jumping and jumping cow chaberú, among others. Residents invite all travelers passing through these lands, to discover the reality of a very quiet, excellent and relaxing to get away from the traffic congestion of any populated city, and where tranquility is the main theme in this town .

Other sites of interest that can be found in The Paují are: the house of culture, located in the heart of town in an old house that has been converted into the home of the Civil Partnership and culture of the area and where works are made by the people. It is also the headquarters of the local Cinematheque's where movies are shown on weekends in various genres.

Ten minutes from town, tucked in a corner behind a forest, is the Hall of Dance, impressive structure was designed by the architect named Fruit Vivas. The living room overlooks a hill, overlooking a valley, forests and savannas.

To reach the Paují, should be in 4x4 vehicles, since the way in many of his journeys, is not paved and dirt, the tour is about four hours from the town of Santa Elena de Uairen, where in each spot the landscape is unique and amazing.

As a town mostly for tourism of adventure, their inns are more of this kind of luxury, but there are different options when it comes to staying, leaving that comfort always present Queen but with the presence of this natural environment pleasing for a unique and exclusive experience.